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	<title>Wireless Federation &#187; Wataniya</title>
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		<title>Wataniya Palestine aims to raise $50 million by IPO</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/29501-wataniya-palestine-aims-to-raise-50-million-by-ipo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bassam Hannoun]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palestine&#8217;s Wataniya Mobile has announced its plans to sell 15% of its share via an IPO, raising US$50.3 million in the process. According to the company, the offer period for shares will take place between 7 November and 2 December, and will be followed by a listing on the Palestine stock exchange. Wataniya is Palestine&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qtel captures MENA</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/28886-qtel-captures-mena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nedjma brand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qtel continues to reinforce its market position in the Mena region and South East Asia where major operations showed solid performance with the Group announcing strong revenue and profit growth for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The revenue growth reveals a 14.4% increase throughout the period. Net profit rose to US$659.28 million, showing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Mobile Telecommunications Q3 Profit plunges 3% (Kuwait)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/28493-national-mobile-telecommunications-q3-profit-plunges-3-kuwait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBITDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwaiti phone company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Mobile Telecommunications Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Viva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Mobile Telecommunications Co., the Kuwaiti phone company controlled by Qatar Telecom&#8217;s third-quarter profit declined 3.2% as competition strengthened. According to company&#8217;s statement, net income chop down to US$63.4 million from US$64.7 million a year earlier. According to Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani, in the company&#8217;s home market of Kuwait, they continue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viva signs USD270 million deal with Huawei (Kuwait)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/25499-viva-signs-usd270-million-deal-with-huawei-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/25499-viva-signs-usd270-million-deal-with-huawei-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huawei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[STC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=25499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[www.WirelessFederation.com/news: USD270 million vendor financing deal has been signed by Viva with Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei. The deal is for five years. STC launched the Kuwaiti mobile operation, Viva in 2008 and the company competes with Zain and Wataniya in Kuwait. The deal will help the firm for funding network expansion using the latest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN-Orascom: What exactly is for sale?</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/25016-mtn-orascom-what-exactly-is-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burundi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CellOne Namibia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Djezzy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dynamic Pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FT Orange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Q-Tel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecel Centrafrique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecel Central African Republic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecel Zimbabwe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tunisia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=25016</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[www.Wirelessfederation.com/news: A lot of activity and news has been generated around the MTN-Orascom deal which is said to be in the offing. One of the key things to note, which MTN has experienced over the last 3 attempts (Twice with Bharti and once with Reliance) that a deal could be close and yet quite far. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wataniya earns USD372.5 million profit in 2009 (Kuwait)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/23950-wataniya-earns-usd372-5-million-profit-in-2009-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/23950-wataniya-earns-usd372-5-million-profit-in-2009-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algeria]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Launch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A net profit of KWD108.3 million (USD372.5 million) has been posted by Wataniya Telecom in the year 2009. There has been a rise from KWD82.4 million in 2008 reflecting 2009 as a profitable year for the company. According to company chairman H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani, the company  not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qatar telecom Q4 profit drops by 7%</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/23005-qatar-telecom-q4-profits-drops-by-7/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/23005-qatar-telecom-q4-profits-drops-by-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Due to non operational provisions in Kuwaiti&#8217;s Wataniya subsidiary, 7.9% drop in the fourth-quarter profits of QAR431 million (US$118 million) has been reported by Qatar Telecom (Qtel). 9% increase in the revenue has been shown, going up to QAR6.54 billion (US$1.8 billion) while the EBITDA was up by 4.6% to QAR2.97 billion. However, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuwait&#8217;s Wataniya net profit declines by 22.5%</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/22731-kuwait%e2%80%99s-wataniya-net-profit-declines-by-22-5/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/22731-kuwait%e2%80%99s-wataniya-net-profit-declines-by-22-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldives]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=22731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[www.WirelessFederation.com/news: With a year-on-year loss of 22.5%, a net profit of KWD11 million (USD37.9 million) has been posted by Kuwait-based National Mobile Telecommunications Company (Wataniya), for the fourth quarter of 2009. However, its full year net profit was up to KWD108.3 million in 2009, from KWD82.4 million in 2008. No reasons have been revealed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wataniya finally launches in West Bank.</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/18608-wataniya-finally-launches-in-west-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wataniya Mobile finally began operations after months of disputes with Israel. This will break Paltels monopoly and is likely to drive down prices. Qtel owns 57% of Wataniya Palestine and the remainder is owned by  the public Palestine Investment Fund. Wataniya has invested USD 100 Million already and a further $700m is planned over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Roamer service launched by Asiacell (Iraq)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/18248-smart-roamer-service-launched-by-asiacell-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/18248-smart-roamer-service-launched-by-asiacell-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.WirelessFederation.com/news:  Asiacell, an Iraqi mobile operator, launched its Smart Roamer Service. This offers all Asiacell subscribers roaming facilities with no additional registration procedures. Subscribers would now benefit from discounted rates of local calls as well as call back to Iraq and to other countries within the Smart Roamer Zone. Also, the service offers a fixed [...]]]></description>
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